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He spoke to his disciples, that a little boat should stay near him because of the crowd, so that they wouldn`t press on him.
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A Practical Precaution
Commentators explain that Jesus' request for a boat was a practical solution to a real danger. The crowd was so large and eager for healing that He was at risk of being crushed. The boat would serve as a mobile platform, allowing Him to safely minister to the people from a short distance offshore.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
A small ship. Rather, a boat. There were, properly speaking, no ships on the Sea of Tiberias. This was probably a small …
That a little boat should wait on him (ινα πλοιαριον προσκαρτερη αυτω). The boat was to keep close (note present tense subjunctive…
19th Century
Anglican
That a small ship should wait on him.—The fact so mentioned incidentally shows that in what is recorded in Matthew 13:2 o…
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Only Mark includes the detail about the boat. Its purpose was, of course, to provide escape for Jesus in case the crowd began to get unruly. Great …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he spoke to his disciples In an authoritative way; he ordered and commanded them,
that a smal…
All our sicknesses and calamities spring from the anger of God against our sins. Their removal, or making them blessings for us, was purchased for …
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